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Once upon a time, both of my girls played softball. Both started with T-ball. How cute was Sassy’s team?!This was her 2007 team. She played on the same team as two of her cousins for the first few years. So fun! And them again a few years later at an end of the season party.

For eleven years, we were a softball family. Spring ball, summer league, fall ball, winter conditioning. Non-stop. Yes, it was a lot, but I loved it!

This is the first time neither of my girls are playing ball. It’s feels so weird! Luckily, we have lots of opportunities to watch the baseball games of my nephews and OMG Becky’s boyfriend.

Last weekend was awesome with two of the boys playing in the same tournament. Both made it to the championship game in their bracket, but sadly, ended up with second place finishes. So close!

The big boys are fun to watch, but my five-year old nephew’s team might just be my favorite. It’s mass chaos in a good way!

You would think blankets wouldn’t be necessary here in June. You would be wrong. We have had some chilly nights lately.

How is you week going? I can’t believe tomorrow is Friday already and the Fourth of July is only a week away!

Like this:

Tuesday was a treadmill run. Do you watch TV on the treadmill? I usually listen to Pandora on my phone and watch TV on mute at the same time.

Tuesday I found a UFC match to watch. Always fun to watch!

That night was Sassy’s spring softball team’s end of the season party. Her coach rented a shelter at a local park. She picked a great location! It was right next to the playground, clean bathrooms, parking, sand volleyball court and a baseball field.

When we first got there, most people were playing volleyball. And I have zero desire to hurt my ankle playing something I don’t really want to play in the first place. And it was 100 degrees outside! No thanks. I hung out in the shady of the shelter with a dad who was sore from playing softball over the weekend and didn’t want to play volleyball either.

There was also a little silly dancing happening.

Of course, Sassy was right in the middle of it. Not a bit of shyness in that girl’s body.

Soon enough the food was ready. One parent had brought a trailer in with two grills and a smoker on it to prepare the meat. Crazy. I knew the menu was hamburgers, hotdogs and chips. Since I don’t eat meat that left chips as my dinner. Yummy, right? Ha. I brought my own salad. It was too hot to even think about eating other than something cold. I should have taken a picture of it! It was basically just a dump everything out of my fridge in it salad. Spinach, Spring mix salad, cubed watermelon, blueberries, chopped baby carrots, cottage cheese and salsa ranch dressing. Looked gross, but tasted great!

After dinner, the kids went to play on the playground and the parents started secretly loading up water balloons. Crap. I can’t run because I didn’t wear my brace and I’m wearing sandals. Looks like I will be sitting that part out, too. I had good company. The dad sitting with me didn’t want any part of the water fight either.

It quickly moved from water balloons to people grabbing water bottles out of the coolers and dumping them on each other. Madness! I managed to avoid any direct hits. Sassy did coming run at me at one point, ready to get me. I quickly pointed out that I hadn’t ambushed her. She aborted her mission. Thank goodness! The dad sitting with me was not so lucky. Another softball mom snuck up behind him and dumped a bottle of water down the back of his shirt. I don’t think he was too happy with her. I didn’t see it coming in time to warn him. Sorry.

After getting the girls as dirty, sweaty and wet as possible, we thought it would be a great time for a team picture.

Next the coaches presented the girls with their trophies. I took a picture of Sassy getting hers, but in true awesome blogger style, it was way too blurry to post. Winning.

Then they announced we were playing girls against parents in a softball game. Um. Thanks for the advance warning. Again, I had to sit out and watch. I wasn’t too happy about that. I would have loved to play! That was my one major complaint with this team this season. The lack of communication. Oh well.

They played until it got too dark to see the ball coming at them. It was a really fun party and the perfect way to end the season!

Yesterdays workout was one of the elliptical kind. It was to include weight machines, but they were packed. And then as soon as I tried to connect to Pandora, I kept getting a no connection error message. Then I tried Tuned In app. No go with that one either. Grrr. I really think my phone doesn’t like me sometimes.

Luckily, as I was flipping through the channels I made this awesome discovery. Duck Dynasty marathon to the rescue! And all was right with my world.

Friday I had a meeting downtown. Parking downtown came be hard sometimes. This day in particular, I had to circle the block three times before finding a spot. And that spot was smack dab in the middle of the largest puddle ever! I kid you not when I say I was more than ankle deep in water when getting out of the car.

And of course, I had things in the back of my car for said meeting. My coworker was laughing at me as she met me on the sidewalk while I’m literally in the puddle unloading my car. I was sure I would be presenting the meeting in soggy socks. Miracle of miracles, my heeled boots did not leak!

Sunday afternoon, OMG Becky’s team hit the batting cages outside. It was just as cold and windy as the day before.

Made for fun trying to hit the ball that wasn’t coming in straight!

That evening, my youngest brother had the girls, me and my parents over for dinner. Hoppy and Sassy had fun playing dollhouse.

OMG Becky and I helped in the kitchen.

Someone was not in the mood to have her photo taken.

At all.

But she will take pictures of herself to post on her Facebook all day long.

I don’t get it.

Monday morning, we had an Academic Recognition breakfast for Sassy at her middle school. It was for students with a 3.5-4.0 GPA for the first half of the school year. She’s rocking a 4.0!

As well, as her race shirt from Saturday! Seriously, my favorite race shirt to date.

The “breakfast?”…

It left a little to be desired. Luckily, I had a Raw Revolution Chocolate Coconut Bliss sample bar in my purse from Saturday’s race.

Oh wait. I was the absent one. Sorry about that. It’s been sort of busy the last few days with life, work, kids, their sports, beautiful weather making me what spend as much time as possible outside and arranging my schedule as such…

So here’s the best kind of post. A wrap-up/inclusive/see how much I can fit into one post post. ;-)

OMG Becky’s (in the blue shirt) softball team has started their practices.

It just so happens to be in the same facility Sassy’s team practices. Too bad it’s not at the same time or on the same day. I entertained myself by laughing at a couple moms that would flinch and scream every time a ball came near that fence and net. Good times!

First team picture of the season.

The weather here has been almost perfect here lately. So many warm-ish days to enjoy! My girls and I are trying to make the most of it!

Friday was meant to be outside. And that meant a run for Sassy and me.

We tried a part of the trail she had never been on.

I think she liked it.

This trail heads away from the lake, but runs along a creek that feeds into it.

I tried out my new Nike Dual Fusion shoes. I want to wear them a few more times before reviewing them. Still think they are my prettiest running shoes! I almost didn’t want to wear them for fear of them getting too dirty on the trail. Yes, I am that girl.

We get to see these two beauties every time we hit these trails.

These horses live on the edge of our subdivision right along the lake/park.

I have been working to eat a fruit or vegetable with every meal and snack. This egg scramble has become my favorite meal.

Spinach, Vidalia onion, mushrooms and jalapeno cheese stick chopped and scrambled with two eggs. Topped with avocado and salsa. I have had it for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It is that good! And so filling! And now I want one.